McCarthy Says Two Quit Red Party to Probers
McCarthy opens a Senate hearing claiming two Communist witnesses defected and will provide information. He names Mrs. Annie Lee Moss amid dramatic push for possible grand jury action if perjury occurs. Moss, a Signal Corps employee, wept as she faced questions about Communist ties.
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McCarthy
Red
Washington
Annie Lee Moss
Army Signal Corps
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Hayes
Visitor Waives Hearing On Moonshine Charge
James H. Sabin of Geneva New York waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J E Mays on a moonshine still charge and was sent to Raleigh County Jail after not posting 1000 bond for the March Grand Jury appearance. Sabin was among three men arrested Sunday by State Police at a moonshine still on Blue Jay No 6 road. The others John F Meadows of Blue Jay and Edra Meadows of Fireco will receive hearings before Mays Saturday.
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James H. Sabin
Geneva
N. Y
J. E. Mays
Raleigh
March Grand Jury
Sabin
Blue Jay No. 6
John F. Meadows
Blue Jay
Edra Meadows
Fireco
Mays
Weather Summary From Oak Hill To Blue Stone Reservoir
Rain this afternoon and east tonight with lows in the 30s. Thursday dull and cloudy with moderate temperatures. Observations show temperatures rising to 61 at Bellepoint with river stages above normal at Bluestone Reservoir and Greenbrier. Muddy conditions reported along the rivers at Rivers and Bellepoint.
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Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
New
Greenbrier
Fugitive Denial Sparks Capitol Custody Over Warren Nomination
Roderick J. Wilson was detained by Capitol police after being described as a fugitive from justice. Senator Langer said police were asked to arrest him, while Wilson claimed he placed himself in protective custody. The incident occurred ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee session on Earl Warren’s nomination to chief justice.
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Washington
Roderick J. Wilson
Justice Department
Capitol Police
Senate Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
Seeawa Peeeene Sen
Langer
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Capitol
Warren
Wilson
Rogers
Sen. Langer
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate Gop
Knowland
California
State Government Day Students Attend Conference in Charleston
A delegation of 25 pupils and teachers from Raleigh County high schools will attend Your State Government Day in Charleston on March 1. The event, sponsored by the West Virginia Education Association, aims to acquaint students with state government. Representing schools include Clear Fork Velma Huffman Vernon Griffith Marsh Fork Larry Cassell Joan Bennett Earl V Holmes Mark Twain H L Knapp Jr Bertie McKinney Wayne Carman Shady Spring Phillis Harvey Burnice Bucklin Mrs Teema Trimboli Woodrow Wilson Mrs Wanda Wiseman Julian Trail Carolyn Morrison Stoco Everette R Shafer Jerry Bowman Eunice Waddell Stratton William C Reid Ray Crisp Sophia James B Deck Eunice Haddad Primo Molinari Trap Hill Orville Wheeler Douglas Tacado Anette Farmer.
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Raleigh County
Charleston
West Virginia Education Association
Clear Fork
Velma Huffman
Vernon Griffith
Marsh Fork
Larry Cassell
Joan Bennett
Earl V. Holmes
Mark Twain
H. L. Knapp Jr
Bertie McKinney
Wayne Carman
Shady Spring
Phillis Harvey
Burnice Bucklin
Teema Trimboli
Woodrow Wilson
Wanda Wiseman
Julian Trail
Carolyn Morrison
Stoco
Everette R. Shafer
Jerry Bowman
Eunice Waddell
Stratton
William C. Reid
Ray Crisp
Sophia — James B. Deck
Eunice Haddad
Primo Molinari
Trap Hill
Orville Wheeler Douglas Tacado
Anette Farmer
Raleigh Register Proposes Turnpike Dedication Stamp
The Raleigh Register urges a regional dedication for the 88 mile Turnpike and a commemorative stamp. State Turnpike Commission will consider the plan at Thursday’s meeting with only The Register’s proposal on record. Rep. Byrd submitted the suggestion to the Post Office Department in Washington. The Beckley area Chamber of Commerce may also back the idea as part of regional outreach.
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh County
State Turnpike Commission
Register
Okey L. Patteson
Commission
Washington
Robert C. Byrd
Post Office Department
Patteson
The
Byrd
Beckley Area
Red snow colors southern Italian mountains near Benevento
Red snow fell overnight in the mountains near Benevento as volcanic vapors tinted the snowfall. The unusual phenomenon drew curiosity from locals and authorities assessing any environmental impact.
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Benevento
Italy
Pony Tail Hairdo Helps Police Nab Counterfeiter
Eleanor M. Ferenchak, 24, was corralled by Secret Service agents after a decoy dairy store passed a $10 counterfeit bill. A woman fitting the description with a pony-tail hairdo and white bobby socks had been sought since December 30, when she passed the note. Officers traced her by a known hangout and arrested her yesterday.
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Cleveland
Eleanor M. Ferenchak
Secret Service
West Virginian saves 20 Japs from death in bus fire
John H. Cowger of Franklin West Virginia is credited with saving 20 Japanese riders when a civilian bus caught fire. He smothered a burning gasoline can with his coat and helped evacuate passengers through a jammed door. Cowger sustained a leg gash and burns but resumed Army civilian duties. The blaze began after gasoline spilled while attempting to start the engine.
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Tokyop
Army
John H. Cowger
Franklin
W. Va
Conger
Conductress
Sanitary Board Set to Add Feeder Lines to 100 Homes
Beckley Sanitary Board met to plan short feeder lines for about 100 homes in Slope Hill, Mabscott residents included. Secretary Wilder listed delinquent accounts around $2000 and was to issue 30-day notices. failure could lead to court action. Board members plus Mayor Davis and officials attended and scheduled monthly meetings for the fourth Wednesday at 11 a.m.
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Slope Hill
Beckley
J. E. Laren
A. C. Sutphin
Elmer Davis
Emery J. Smith
Wilder
Stock market drift lowers as dividends lift Pennsylvania Power
New York trading showed a quiet session with several movers. Pennsylvania Power & Light rose 2 percent to 40 after directors declared a 60 cent quarterly dividend. Boeing fell on abandonment of a planned thousand-wage expansion. Kennecott and American Smelting reported production cutbacks. Dow Chemical GE U S Steel GM and United Aircraft declined slightly while New York Central Union Pacific AT&T Phelps Dodge Sears Roebuck and RCA gained.
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New York
Pennsylvania Power & Light
Boeing
Kennecott
American Smelting
Dow Chemical
General Electric
U. S. Steel
General Motors
United Aircraft
New York Central
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Phelps Dodge
Sears Roebuck and Radio Corp
Rain Helps Contain WV District 4 Forest Fires
A light rain this morning kept fires in District 4 under control with no new reports by noon. Tuesday's fires were already contained, including incidents at Prosperity, two at Clear Creek, and one in McDowell County.
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District 4
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Prosperity
Clear Creek
McDowell County
Tragedy in Huntington: Five Die in Old Guyandotte Fire
A Huntington fire trapped three adults and two children in the old Guyandotte section. The dead are Elbie and Maggie Adkins, their son James M. and grandkids Larry Eugene and Nell Gennet. Raymond Adkins escaped. cause unknown. Downstairs occupants may have glimpsed a stove burner and a door flame before fleeing.
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Huntington
Guyandotte
Raymond Adkins
Adkinses
Guyandotte River
Tremors Rattle Wilkes-Barre Homes In Honeycomb Mines
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a second tremor in three days damages hundreds of homes and cracks streets in a five block zone over active coal workings. Police report no injuries while residents flee in night clothes as underground explosions are heard.
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Wilkes-Barre
Woodward Collery
Glen Alden Coal Co
W. J. Clements
Francis O. Case
Pennsylvania
William Hughes
Allentown
Spying Suspected As Russian Ships Repair In Italy
In Naples NATO southern European HQ port Russian freighters seek lengthy repairs amid suspicions of espionage. The Dezney arrives for four months of work while the Andreev has been in port over six months. Other ships have docked at Leghorn Syracuse and authorities monitor NATO naval operations in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Italy
Naples
NATO
Mediterranean
Dezney
Andreev
Pskov
Leghorn
U.S
Austria
Syracuse
Dispute Over Maple Fork Barn in Court
A Maple Fork neighbor dispute over barn ownership is before a Circuit Court jury. Plaintiff Noah Roles says he supplied fire wood and coal to Mrs. Mattie Davis to gain the barn. Davis testifies she sold the land to Troy Davis who then tore the barn down and used the wood. Davis is the defendant. A separate Raleigh case against Everett Perdue reached a verdict in favor of the defendant.
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Maple Fork
Noah Roles
Mattie Davis
Bargain Days Arrive in Beckley this Friday
Local merchants plan Greater Beckley Bargain Days this Friday and Saturday under the Beckley Business Bureau banner. The quarterly event features spring merchandise and regular stock items at reduced prices with free parking on Prince Street to attract shoppers.
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Greater Beckley
The
Beckley Business Bureau
Bureau
Beck
Probers Focus on Cabell County Liquor Deals
U S Atty Duncan W Daugherty says federal probe of West Virginia liquor monopoly continues. FBI in Cabell County tied to investigation of resident agents for state stores including the St George Winery account worth about 25000 in annual commissions. The account has linked to Gov Marland’s family and former Cabell judge Donohoe.
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Huntington i
U.S. Dist
Duncan W. Daugherty
FBI
Cabell County
State Liquor Control Commission
St. George Winery
Egg Harbor
N. J
St. George
William C. Marland
Joseph W. Marland
Glen Rogers
James Donohoe
Donohoe
Daugherty
Envoy warns Spain on national claims and bases plan
U S envoy James C Dunn told the American Chamber of Commerce in Bilbao that base construction in Spain is starting and warned Madrid not to disrupt Western unity with national claims. He cited 85 million dollars in economic aid and 141 million in military aid, with 60 million for base construction this year.
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Bilbao
Spain
U.S
James C. Dunn
American Chamber of Commerce
Dunn
Britain
France
United States
Berlin
Morocco
Gibraltar
Sidewalks Sought On South Fayette
A five man delegation led by M K Austin of 1213 S Fayette St asks City Council for sidewalks on 8 Fayette St from the city limits to Stratton High School. They argue the street is a main entrance, property is well kept, and sidewalks would boost safety and mail delivery. The mayor will check with State Road officials about a joint project.
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Fayette St
Stratton High School
M. K. Austin
S. Fayette St
Austin
James Arnold
Fales Akers
James Smith
Izola
Elmer Davis
State Road Commission
Crown Colony Shakeup Demanded in Kenya Mau Mau Uprising
A six member all party British delegation urged a drastic police reorganization in the Crown colony to combat the Mau Mau revolt. They warned the movement may spread beyond the Kikuyu heartland and called for stern disciplinary action amid brutalities by colonial forces. The report comes as Kenya faces an intensified campaign with 34,000 troops, 30,000 Kikuyu suspects, and thousands of civilians entangled in the conflict.
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London
Kenya
Kikuyu
Nairobi
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
Sir John Harding
Imperial General Staff
Britain
Lyttelton
King’s African Rifles
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Robert Miller
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